221+ Patient Suport Group

Lobbying Organisation 221+ Patient Suport Group

Date published 18 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Health

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Meeting and correspondence with Minister for Health regarding the future of 221+

Intended results Continued funding for 221+ and extending our ability to support more women.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ceara Martyn

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Met the Minister for Health on 18th June 2025, to discuss the continued funding of 221+ for our core operations and membership in addition to our ambitions to provide support to more women who need it. Present at the meeting from 221+ team were: Patient Representatives Una Kealy, Grainne Culliton, Lyn Fenton and Caoimhe O-Neill-Forde, 221+ Manager Ceara Martyn and Communications Consultant Padraig McKeon.

Letter (2-5)

221+ wrote to the Minister on 10th June 2025 to request a meeting. Following on from this meeting, there was further correspondence (10th June confirming meeting, 1st July from 221+, 11th July from the Minister, 7th August from 221+) around how we can progress discussion on both of the key points raised. 221+ agreed to submit a business case outlining what extending support to more women would look like in terms of services and budget.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Minister (Department of Health)